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Triggered? How to Transform Stress, Anxiety & Trauma Into Strength
Ep 113.
Feeling Triggered? Here’s What It Really Means – and How to Take Back Control In today’s fast-paced world, terms like stress, anxiety, trauma, and being triggered are thrown around constantly — but what do they really mean? “I’m so triggered right now” has become a common phrase in everyday conversations, often used flippantly. But underneath this language lies a serious, scientific process: your brain and body reacting to deeply rooted emotional and psychological stimuli.🔍 So What Is a Trigger, Really?A trigger is more than just something annoying or uncomfortable. It’s a psychological and neurological signal that activates our fight-or-flight response — the same mechanism tied to PTSD, chronic stress, and trauma. Loud noises, crowds, or a negative comment from someone can instantly activate stored emotional responses, causing anxiety, panic, or even anger.🎯 But here’s the good news: Triggers don’t have to control you. By becoming aware of your mental and emotional triggers, you can learn to regulate your responses, build emotional resilience, and even use positive triggers — such as exercise, music, breathwork, or mindful movement — to bring yourself back into balance.💡 Want to feel less reactive and more in control? Recognizing your symptoms of stress — physical tension, irritability, overwhelm — is the first step to rewiring your response. When you shift your perception, you shift your reality. Instead of spiraling into chronic stress, you can learn to pause, reset, and recover. This turns what used to be a breakdown into a breakthrough.✅ Whether you’re dealing with trauma, emotional burnout, or just daily stress — you have the power to adapt more effectively.🧠 Understand your triggers. Shift your state. Reclaim your peace.🌍 Subscribe, follow, and share this message — someone you know may need this today. Take care. Walk well.
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intro outro music for episodes 1 through 111 done by Jonathan Dominguez Rogue musician. He can be found on youtube at Lazyman2303.
New musical intro and outro music created by Ed Fernandez guitarist extraordinaire. To get in contact with Ed please send me an email at [email protected] and I will forward him the contact.
Donations are not expected but most certainly appreciated. Any funds will go toward further development of the podcast for equipment as we we grow the podcast. Many thanks in advance.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2216464/support
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By Armando Dominguez PhD Health Psychology, Educator, Martial Artist, ResearcherEp 113.
Feeling Triggered? Here’s What It Really Means – and How to Take Back Control In today’s fast-paced world, terms like stress, anxiety, trauma, and being triggered are thrown around constantly — but what do they really mean? “I’m so triggered right now” has become a common phrase in everyday conversations, often used flippantly. But underneath this language lies a serious, scientific process: your brain and body reacting to deeply rooted emotional and psychological stimuli.🔍 So What Is a Trigger, Really?A trigger is more than just something annoying or uncomfortable. It’s a psychological and neurological signal that activates our fight-or-flight response — the same mechanism tied to PTSD, chronic stress, and trauma. Loud noises, crowds, or a negative comment from someone can instantly activate stored emotional responses, causing anxiety, panic, or even anger.🎯 But here’s the good news: Triggers don’t have to control you. By becoming aware of your mental and emotional triggers, you can learn to regulate your responses, build emotional resilience, and even use positive triggers — such as exercise, music, breathwork, or mindful movement — to bring yourself back into balance.💡 Want to feel less reactive and more in control? Recognizing your symptoms of stress — physical tension, irritability, overwhelm — is the first step to rewiring your response. When you shift your perception, you shift your reality. Instead of spiraling into chronic stress, you can learn to pause, reset, and recover. This turns what used to be a breakdown into a breakthrough.✅ Whether you’re dealing with trauma, emotional burnout, or just daily stress — you have the power to adapt more effectively.🧠 Understand your triggers. Shift your state. Reclaim your peace.🌍 Subscribe, follow, and share this message — someone you know may need this today. Take care. Walk well.
Hey folks, let me know what you think about the Running Man Podcast. Let me know where you're from and how you are doing in your little part of the world!
Support the show
intro outro music for episodes 1 through 111 done by Jonathan Dominguez Rogue musician. He can be found on youtube at Lazyman2303.
New musical intro and outro music created by Ed Fernandez guitarist extraordinaire. To get in contact with Ed please send me an email at [email protected] and I will forward him the contact.
Donations are not expected but most certainly appreciated. Any funds will go toward further development of the podcast for equipment as we we grow the podcast. Many thanks in advance.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2216464/support